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Articles tagged "Prophylaxis"

  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    The Incidence and Outcome of Isolated Distal Deep Vein Thrombosis in Kidney Transplant Recipient

    M. Kim, J. Hwang, S. Kim, S. Park, I. Moon, J. Kim.

    Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

    Introduction Isolated distal deep vein thrombosis (IDDVT) in kidney transplantation recipient (KTR) is difficult to make decision because it is not common in Korean and…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Single vs. Multi-Drug Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    S. Patel,1 J. Choi,1 E. Moncho Escrivà,2 S. Rizvi,1 L. Samuels,1 J. Luc,3 R. Morris,1 H. Massey,1 V. Tchantchaleishvili,1 N. Aburjania.4

    1Division of Cardiac Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; 2University of Granada, Granada, Spain; 3University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; 4Division of Infectious Diseases, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.

    Purpose: Despite the fact that infection remains a major complication of continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) therapy, an optimal antimicrobial surgical infection prophylaxis (SIP)…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Itraconazole Prophylaxis, Trough Concentration, and Identification of Fungal Pathogens in Lung Transplant

    H. Hassouna, V. Athans, K. Brizendine.

    Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.

    Studies of prophylactic itraconazole (ITR) in lung transplant recipients (LTR) are lacking. Our purpose was to evaluate LTR who received ITR prophylaxis and the association…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Incidence of Atrial Arrhythmia after Lung Transplantation with a Universal Prophylaxis Strategy

    M. Sullivan,1 J. Lin,2 R. Bag,2 L. Potter.1

    1Department of Pharmacy, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL; 2Medicine/Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

    PurposePostoperative atrial arrhythmias (AA) occur in 19-39% of patients after lung transplantation and are associated with increased mortality, hospital length of stay, and risk of…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluation of a Change in CMV Prevention Strategy Following Pediatric SOT

    S. Pangonis, A. Miethke, F. Flores, M. Schecter, S. Kocoshis, D. Lazear, T. Hemmelgam, B. Taylor, G. Paulsen, L. Danziger-Isakov.

    Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

    Optimal cytomegalovirus(CMV) prevention strategy following solid organ transplantation(SOT) is uncertain. We report on CMV disease with implementation of prophylaxis-based prevention with intensive monitoring.We retrospectively evaluated…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Efficacy of Two Valganciclovir Dosing Strategies in Intermediate and High-Risk Liver Transplant Recipients

    K. Belfield,1 M. Malinis,2 E. Cohen.1

    1Department of Pharmacy, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT; 2Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.

    Purpose: There is interest in reduced dosing and duration of valganciclovir (VGCV) for cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis in liver transplant (LT) recipients to minimize side effects…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Positive Donor Blood Cultures in Liver Transplant Recipients

    D. Bley, D. Lo, G. Lyon III, R. Subramanian, S. Todd.

    Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA.

    The purpose of this study was to describe the bacteremia transmission rate of transplanting livers from donors with positive bacterial blood cultures into liver transplant…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Early versus Late Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis after Kidney Transplant

    M. Harris, J. Byrns, J. Gommer, M. Laub, M. Ellis.

    Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.

    Background: Prophylaxis against cytomegalovirus (CMV) is recommended in high-risk patients (CMV D+/R-) and those who are CMVR+ and getting T-cell depletional therapy. It is unclear…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Micafungin Prophylaxis in Liver Transplant Recipients at High Risk for Invasive Fungal Infections

    A. Nolan, N. Harriott, K. Startsman.

    Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Department of Pharmacy, Washington, DC.

    Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the incidence of proven or probable invasive fungal infections in the first 90 days after transplant in high…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Increase in Potentially Resistant Non-Aspergillus Molds Isolated in Lung Transplant Recipients after Voriconazole and Posaconazole Prophylaxis

    M. Fung,1 J. Greenland,2,3 S. Hays,2 J. Singer,2 J. Golden,2 P. Chin-Hong.1

    1Infectious Diseases, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; 2Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.

    Background: Lung transplant recipients are at higher risk for invasive fungal infections compared to other solid organs transplant patients. Antifungal prophylaxis with mold-active azoles has…
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